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“Neurotics complain of their illness, but they make the most of it, and when it comes to taking it away from them they will defend it like a lioness her young.”

Sigmund Freud

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People who worry a lot complain about their problems, but they actually use those problems to their advantage. If someone tries to take their problems away, they will fight very hard to keep them.

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Defense mechanisms Emotional defense Human behaviour Mental health Psychology Resistance to change
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